43.135

Recommendation
Cycle
  • Cycle 4 (2022 - 2027)
Session
  • 41 - November 2022
State under Review
State under Review - Regional Group
  • Africa (African Group)
State under Review - Organisations
  • AL (League of Arab States)
  • AU (African Union)
  • OIC (Organisation of the Islamic Conference)
Recommendation

Cease harassment and imprisonment of journalists and human rights defenders and remove language criminalizing actions that “undermine national unity” in article 95 bis, defamation provisions of 144 bis and “false information” provisions of 196 bis of the Penal Code

Recommending State
Recommending State - Regional Group
  • WEOG (Western European & Other States Group)
Recommending State - Organisations
  • OAS (Organisation of American States)
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Freedom of opinion and expression
  • Freedom of the press
  • Human rights defenders
Related document
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43.135 Cease harassment and imprisonment of journalists and human rights defenders and remove language criminalizing actions that “undermine national unity” in article 95 bis, defamation provisions of 144 bis and “false information” provisions of 196 bis of the Penal Code (United States of America);